Even topics selected by instructors can be tweaked for easier research

6Good Research Topics

Two (or more) elements

Thesis Topic Specific Assertion

7Good Research Topics

Thesis Topic Specific Assertion

Reading students effect of reading dog program

Clash influence on music

Google privacy China policy

Steroids Congressional hearings

8Is a thesis statement or research question required?

Ask your instructor!

(Can be helpful even if not required.)

9Creating Thesis and Topic Statements or Research Questions

Thesis statement

One or two sentence statement articulating purpose

Defines, topic and may indicate point of view

Research Question

All of the above, plus

Articulates research topic in question form

10Strong thesis/topic questions

Justifies discussion

One idea, direction for research

Specific

Roadmap for research and writing

11Strong thesis statements?

Needs Improvement

Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm is one of the greatest classic fairy tales.

New and Improved!

The Brothers Grimm sought to improve health education for their public through fairy tales. Hansel and Gretel reflects their growing concern over the high-carbohydrate diets common in late 19th century Germany.

12Strong research questions?

Needs Improvement

Does Hansel and Gretel reflect the health concerns of the Brothers Grimm?

New and Improved!

Given the Brothers Grimm commitment to health education through fairy tales, how does Hansel and Gretel demonstrate their concern with the high carbohydrate diet of Germans in the late 19th century?

16Thesis Statement/Research Question Homework for Next Week 17Citations Path to Sources 18Citation styles what the heck?

MLA vs. APA

APA

http//www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/apa.pdf

http//www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/apa-databases.pdf

19Avoiding plagiarism by citing

correctly

20Avoid Plagiarism!

Using someone else's ideas without giving credit

Representing someone elses ideas as your own

either on purpose or through carelessness

21What Content Should Be Credited?

Information, ideas

Paragraphs or sentences

Distinct phrases

Statistics, research, artwork, etc.

22Who Should Be Credited?

Published writers of books, articles

Internet sources

Another student at SRJC or elsewhere

23Keeping track of sources notecards

Author(s)

Title of article (periodicals)

Title of book, periodical or website

Date of publication

Place of publication (books)

URL (websites)

24MLA Format Handouts online versions

General sources

http//www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/mla.pdf

Electronic sources

http//www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/mla-databases.pdf

25Citation Elements Basic Bibliographic Information (refer to this chart while we continue) 26Authors Name

Person/persons responsible for source

Last name first (except for additional authors)

Dont include credentials (not on notes)

Electronic sources may not be available

Use handout or MLA Handbook for exceptions

27Author Examples

Nope

Filkins, Jean, M.S.L.I.S.

Filkins, Jean and Kitty, Hello.

Yep

Filkins, Jean.

Filkins, Jean and Hello Kitty.

28Article Title (in quotes)

Name of

Encyclopedia article

Essay

Book chapter, section

Newspaper, magazine article

Web page, part of a web site

If using the whole book or website or alphabetical entry, article title is unnecessary

29Article Title Examples

Nope

"This Is Where I Belong"-Identity, Social Class, and the Nostalgic Englishness of Ray Davies and the Kinks

Yep

"This Is Where I Belong Identity, Social Class, and the Nostalgic Englishness of Ray Davies and the Kinks.

30Title of Resource (underlined)

Title of

Book, Anthology, Encyclopedia

Journal

Newspaper

Website

Edition (if needed)

Number of volumes (if needed)

31Title of Resource Examples

Nope

The Journal of Popular Culture

Yep

Journal of Popular Culture

32Publication Information

Place of Publication (books)

City, sometimes state

Major cities dont need state added

If adding state, use postal code

Publishers name (simply!)

33Publisher Examples

Nope

Hello Kitty Publishers, Inc. Santa Rosa.

Yep

Santa Rosa, CA Hello Kitty.

34Date of Publication

Book

Year

If many, use most recent

Magazine

Date day month year

Journal

Volume.Issue (year)

Newspaper

Include edition

Website

Last date updated

Online source

Date accessed

35Where do you find all that stuff? 36The books cover?Nope! 37Where do you find this stuff?

Book title page

Author

Publisher

Place of publication

Title page verso (back of title page)

Date of publication

38The title page!Title of the bookSubtitle of the bookAuthors of the bookPublisher of the bookPlace of publication 39The verso (back of the title page)Date of publicationCIP data, ignore! 40For PeriodicalsPublication InformationTitleAuthors 41For Online PeriodicalsPublication InformationAuthorsTitle 42Works Cited Format Notes

Alphabetize by first item

Usually Authors last name

Double space

Hanging Indent

Indent 5 spaces after first line

Can be set on in Word

43Works Cited Format Notes

Item not available? Leave blank

Sentence punctuation

Period after each section!

Dates day month, year

Remove hyperlinks! (See example)

44When you understand the pattern

Its not such a mystery!

45The pattern

Author

Title

Publication information

46Basic Book Citation Model (see Reader)

Authors name (Last name, First name). Article Title (if needed). Book Title. Ed. Editors name (first name first, if needed). Place of publication Publisher, Date. first-last (page numbers, if needed).

47Reference Resource Model (See Reader)

Author (last name first). Article Title. Encyclopedia or Resource Title, Ed. First name, last name if needed. Place of publication Publisher, date. First-last (page numbers not needed if alphabetical).

48In-class Exercise 49Crazy Mixed-Up Citations

Groups of 3-4

Use mixed-up examples

Create well-ordered citations

Present to class!

50Example

Mixed-Up

1991

Cynthia Heimel

Grove Press

New York

If You Cant Live Without Me, Why Arent You Dead Yet?

Correct

Heimel, Cynthia. If You Cant Live Without Me, Why Arent You Dead Yet? New York Grove, 1991.

51Group 1 Presentation Book

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Dutton

New York

Bill Griffith

1985

Griffith, Bill.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

New York

Dutton,

1985

52Group 2 Website

November 2, 2006

Hello Kitty Central

Sanrio, Inc.

Hello Kitty Central.

2 Nov. 2006

Sanrio, Inc.

31 Jan. 2007

.

53Group 3 Magazine Article

Mama Mia Please Get This Song Out of My Head

James Kellaris

Psychology Today

December 12, 2003

Pages 18-22

Kellaris, James

Mama Mia Please Get This Song Out of My Head.

Psychology Today

12 Dec. 2003

18-23.

54Group 4 Journal Article

WHEN DOES HUMOR ENHANCE OR INHIBIT AD RESPONSES?

James Kellaris

Thomas Cline

Moses Altsheck

Journal of Advertising Research

Fall 2003.Vol.32, Iss. 3 pg. 31, 15 pgs

55Group 5 Encyclopedia Article

Alfred Hitchcock.

ed. Leslie Halliwell.

Encyclopaedia of Film

London

Oxford University Press,

2003.

Encyclopaedia of Film

Oxford University Press

2003

Alfred Hitchcock

Leslie Halliwell (editor)

London

56Evaluating Sources 57Why bother?

Knowledgeable perspective

Discern between reliable questionable information

Hone in on useful information

Internet environment

58Evaluating Sources the Basics

Lets recap

Primary or secondary resource?

Popular or scholarly? (new!)

Objective or Subjective?

59Primary

Or Secondary?

60Primary Sources Review

First-hand accounts or direct sources

the horses mouth

Lecture notes note!

61Pack on My Back

Example of a Primary Source

62

I jumped out of bed and pulled on my pants. Everybody in the house was trying to save as much as possible.

I tied my clothes in a sheet. With my clothes under my arm and my pack on my back, I left the house with the rest of the family. Everybody was running north. People were carrying all kinds of crazy things. A woman was carrying a pot of soup, which was spilling all over her dress.

63Citing Electronic Primary Sources

Citation example in Reader

How to Cite Electronic Primary Sources from the Library of Congress

http//memory.loc.gov/learn/start/cite/index.html

Use the general MLA format for non-electronic sources

http//www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/mla.pdf

64Secondary sources Review

Interpretations or reviews of research

Represents majority of sources

65Example of a Secondary Source History of the Great Chicago Fire

Upward of 500 families were fleeing from the seeming wrath to come. The streets were almost impassable

66Example of a Secondary Source History of the Great Chicago Fire

Then the fire reached over the street, and while that terrible southwestern wind howled onward Then it got into the lumber yards and into the railroad shops, and the round houses were soon wrapped ill its dead embrace.

Abstract Colino explores six reasons of weight gain despite best efforts to lose it. Among others, researchers from Deakin University in Australia found that people who watched between one and two-and-a-half hours of TV per day were 93 percent more likely to be overweight than those who watched less than an hour per day.

Abstract Dunstan et. all seek to assess the associations of physical activity time and television time with risk of "undiagnosed" abnormal glucose metabolism in Australian adults. Their findings suggest a protective effect of physical activity and a deleterious effect of television time on the risk of abnormal glucose metabolism in adults. Population strategies to reduce risk of abnormal glucose metabolism should focus on reducing sedentary behaviors and increasing physical activity.

71Scholarly sources

appropriate for college papers!

72Objective

Or Subjective?

73Objective Information Review

Factual, undistorted by emotion or personal bias

74Subjective Information Review

Conclusions based on personal opinions, background

75Evaluating Sources

The Next Level

76Criteria for Evaluating All Sources START (The Fab Five)

Scope/Coverage

Treatment/Reliability

Authority

Relevancy

Timeliness/Currency

77Strategies for Evaluating Scope/Coverage

Whats it all about whats covered?

Table of contents

Index

Intended audience?

Broad overview of topic or specific subtopic?

Graphics, tables, statistical information?

Chapters (books), sections (articles), pages (website)

78Scope/Coverage Example

Whitby Museum James Cook Web Site

Excellent site for Cooks early days

Coverage does not include his famous voyages

79Strategies for Evaluating Treatment/Reliability

A toughie!

Sources cited?

Complete bibliography?

Statistics, references cited?

Information valid and well-researched or questionable, unsupported by evidence?

80(No Transcript) 81An Expert?

Demand more from your sources!

Another example, from the same questionable source

82(No Transcript) 83Expert identified!

Brisbane College of Zoological Studies

Dr.George McDevlin

Unfortunately, neither one seems to exist

84Evaluating Authority

Authors background

Expert in his/her field?

Specific credentials, degrees in the subject?

Training, education, experience in field?

Other works by author in field?

Publisher a known publishing house, university press, professional organization?

85Strategies for Evaluating Authority

Where to find information about an author

Periodicals

At end or beginning of article text

Contributors page

Click on authors name in online database

Books

Book jacket, introduction or notes

Check online databases

Online search

Website

About Us information

Check linking pages Alexa

86Evaluating Authority

Example, for a source about Seasonal Affective Disorder

Joe Schmo has a PhD. in Environmental Psychology from Really Big University. His research in the area of S.A.D. began in 1982. His published works include the books Rain, Rain Go Away and Stormy Weather. He is currently an instructor at Small But Prestigious University and provides commentary on the Weather Channel.

Results Women were significantly less likely than men to use the Internet at all in the mid-1990s, but this gender gap in being online disappeared by 2000. However, once online, women remain less frequent and less intense users of the Internet.

Concepts unclear? Check definition and measurement method

107Though it takes timethis kind of detective work

provides details for your annotations

108Annotations

They Make Life Worth Living

109General Guidelines for Annotations

In your Reader and online

http//online.santarosa.edu/homepage/jfilkins/annotations.html

110What is an Annotated Bibliography?

List of citations to books, articles and documents (e.g. sources)

Followed by brief (200-250 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph the annotation

Informs reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of sources cited

111Annotations vs. Abstracts

Abstracts

Purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes

Annotations

Descriptive and critical

Expose the author's point of view, authority

Evaluate reliability, timeliness of information

Relevance to your research

112Before Writing Your Annotation

Locate books, periodicals, documents

Sources should support all aspects of your topic

Examine and review, choose works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic

113Before Writing Your Annotation

Books

Not necessary to read in entirety

Read or use scanning technique

Periodical and Internet sources

Must be read completely

No newspaper articles or book reviews

Cite each book, article or document using MLA style

114Now youre ready to write your

annotation!

115Writing Annotations

A ten step program

116Annotation Workshop

Dont write a review!

Using separate piece of paper, write down 5 criteria

Scope/Coverage

Treatment/Reliability

Authority

Relevancy

Timeliness/Currency

117Annotation Workshop No Reviews!

Leave space below each of the criteria

As you read source, jot down impressions under each heading

Do more research if necessary (especially regarding authority)

Read source again, develop your ideas

118Annotation Workshop No Reviews!

Start writing your annotation

Make each criteria is covered completely

Proofread for errors

Double check citation format

Check the final project format for spacing, indents, etc.

119Homework for Next Week

Library tour

Thesis Statement/ Research Question Worksheet

Evaluating Information Sources sheet

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